The EU plans to limit aluminium scrap exports by 2026 to support domestic industries and bolster recycling efforts.

Russian aluminium producer Rusal is making a calculated entry into the East African market, going into partnership with Ethiopia’s sovereign wealth fund to build an aluminium smelter with capacity for 500,000 tonnes per year

The inclusion of CBAM costs will enable the assessments to better reflect how the spot market is expected to trade from 2026 onward, based on supply and demand fundamentals. This means the CBAM certificate costs may not always fully be reflected or passed on from seller to buyer in the spot FCA DP prices. The […]

With time, it is natural that low-carbon aluminium will be valued, and that the market will pay a green premium because clients are each day demanding more certificates, Anderson Baranov, chief executive officer of Norsk Hydro Brazil told Fastmarkets in an interview on Thursday October 30.

Brazil’s potential for producing aluminium has not been fully explored and the country should not only focus on the domestic market, but start exporting, Luciano Alves, chief executive officer of aluminium producer Companhia Brasileira de Aluminio (CBA), told Fastmarkets in an exclusive interview on Tuesday October 28.

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The assessment will consider material comprising old aluminium sheet that has been shredded and sorted magnetically and by X-ray, with all attachments removed. Paint, coatings and traces of impurities will be permitted. The unit of the assessment will be the payable percentage of the LME aluminium price. Typical market practice is for the payable to […]

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will undergo a formal review starting in July 2026 as the Aluminum Association seeks tariff harmonization and import monitoring across the North American market.

Fastmarkets proposes including additional EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) costs in the specifications for its MB-AL-0383 secondary aluminium billet premium ddp Europe and MB-AL-0002 aluminium 6063 extrusion billet premium, in-whs dp Rotterdam assessments from January 1, 2026. The inclusion of CBAM costs in MB-AL-0383 secondary aluminium billet premium, ddp Europe, and MB-AL-0002 Aluminium 6063 extrusion billet premium, in-whs […]

Europe is facing a potential green aluminium deficit as production halts in Iceland and Mozambique threaten regional supply. Market analysts warn that the resulting shortage of low-carbon aluminium could reshape trade flows and drive higher premiums through 2026.